April 2016 Reading Map

It’s the beginning of the month and time to plan out my reading. I do this with a ‘Reading Map’. This is like a road map of my reading journey. Each month I do a ‘check-up’ to help me see what I’ve accomplished towards my reading goals and to help me see what needs to be done next.

First I like to take a look at what I’ve accomplished over the past month.

What I read in March

• Clarina Nichols by Dianne Eickhoff
• The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd
• Circling The Sun by Paula McClain
• Missoula by Jon Krakauer
• The Girls of Atomic City by Denise Kiernan

What I DNF’d

• The Italians by John Hooper (I plan to finish this later)

What I’m currently reading.

• Flight of Dreams by Arial Lawhon
• How To Archive Family Photos by Denise May Levenick

And now it is time to look ahead for this month. You may remember that this year I am going to split my reading map into two legs. The first leg will consist of ‘must-read’ books; books that I have committed to read for reviews in the next few weeks and my book club’s selection. The second leg will be books that I want to read, and am currently in the mood to read, but there is no pressing need or commitment to read them now. Depending on my reading moods and what may come along this month, I may or may not complete the second leg! I'm really over-committed this month, so wish me luck!

April 2016 Reading Map

Leg 1: Must-reads

• Terrible Virtue by Ellen Feldman
• Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan
• Journey To Munich by Jacqueline Winspear
• The Rivals of Versailles by Sally Christie

Leg 2: May-reads

• The Reason I Jump by Naoki Higashida
• Rare Objects by Kathleen Tessara
• Alice In Bed by Judith Hooper

Do you have a ‘map’ to help guide your reading? If so, share it below in the comments. Maybe I’ll see something I want to add to my list! Happy reading!

March 2016 Reading Map

It’s the beginning of the month and time to plan out my reading. I do this with a ‘Reading Map’. This is like a road map of my reading journey. Each month I do a ‘check-up’ to help me see what I’ve accomplished towards my reading goals and to help me see what needs to be done next.

First I like to take a look at what I’ve accomplished over the past month.

What I read in February

• The Witch of Lime Street by David Jaher
• My Sweet Vidalia by Deborah Mantella
• The Sisters of Versailles by Sallie Christie
• Headstrong by Rachel Swaby
• Orphan Trains To Missouri by Michael D. Patrick and Evelyn Goodrich Trickel
• The Quality of Silence by Rosamund Lupton

What I DNF’d

• The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison

What I’m currently reading.

• The Italians by John Hooper

And now it is time to look ahead for this month. You may remember that this year I am going to split my reading map into two legs. The first leg will consist of ‘must-read’ books; books that I have committed to read for reviews in the next few weeks and my book club’s selection. The second leg will be books that I want to read, and am currently in the mood to read, but there is no pressing need or commitment to read them now. Depending on my reading moods and what may come along this month, I may or may not complete the second leg! You might notice I have a theme going in my reading map this month; it seems several of my selections involve ‘flight’! No reason for that; it’s just the mood I’m in right now! Here is my map.

March 2016 Reading Map

Leg 1: Must-reads

• Clarina Nichols by Dianne Eickhoff
• The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd

Leg 2: May-reads

• Missoula by Jon Krauker
• Circling The Sun by Paula
• The Secrets of Flight by Maggie Leffler
• Flight of Dreams by Arial Lawhon

Do you have a ‘map’ to help guide your reading? If so, share it below in the comments. Maybe I’ll see something I want to add to my list! Happy reading!

February 2016 Reading Map

It’s the beginning of the month and time to plan out my reading. I do this with a ‘Reading Map’. This is like a road map of my reading journey. Each month I do a ‘check-up’ to help me see what I’ve accomplished towards my reading goals and to help me see what needs to be done next.

First I like to take a look at what I’ve accomplished over the past month.

What I read in January

• The Secrets of Lizzie Borden by Brandy Purdy
• Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng
• The Things We Keep by Sally Hepworth

What I DNF’d

• Noah’s Wife by Lindsay Starck

What I’m currently reading.

• The Witch of Lime Street by David Jaher
• My Sweet Vidalia by Deborah Mantella

And now it is time to look ahead for this month. You may remember that this year I am going to split my reading map into two legs. The first leg will consist of ‘must-read’ books; books that I have committed to read for reviews in the next few weeks. The second leg will be books that I want to read, and am currently in the mood to read, but there is no pressing need or commitment to read them now. Depending on my reading moods and what may come along this month, I may or may not complete the second leg!

February 2016 Reading Map

Leg 1: Must-reads

• The Sisters of Versailles by Sallie Christie
• Headstrong by Rachel Swaby
• The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison

Leg 2: May-reads

• The Stargazer’s Sister by Carrie Brown
• Kissing My Old Life Au Revoir by Emma Watson
• The Hours Count by Jilian Cantor

Do you have a ‘map’ to help guide your reading? If so, share it below in the comments. Maybe I’ll see something I want to add to my list! Happy reading!

January 2016 Reading Map

It’s the beginning of the month and time to plan out my reading. I do this with a ‘Reading Map’. This is like a road map of my reading journey. Each month I do a ‘check-up’ to help me see what I’ve accomplished towards my reading goals and to help me see what needs to be done next.

To be honest, I didn’t do much reading this month. You know…..Christmas! But I knew this would happen, so I didn’t even plan anything for the month. Instead, this will be a 2-month check-up, including November and December.

What I’ve read in November & December

• The Crescent Spy by Michael Wallace
• I Am Malala by Malala Yousafzai
• Lone Star by Paullina Simons
• Whistling Women by Kelly Romo
• An Old-Fashioned Christmas by Ellen Stimson
• One Step Too Far by Tina Seskis
• Daughter of Sand and Stone by Libbie Hawker

What I’m currently reading.

• Noah’s Wife by Lindsay Starck

What I chose not to read at this time.

• Citizens Creek by Lalita Tademy

Now….let’s take a look at that January Reading Map!

With the start of the New Year I am going to change things up a little. This year I am going to split my reading map into two legs. The first leg will consist of ‘must-read’ books; books that I have committed to read for reviews in the next few weeks. The second leg will be books that I want to read, and am currently in the mood to read, but there is no pressing need or commitment to read them now. (Other than the fact that they have been sitting on my shelf for a long, long time and I feel guilty not reading a book someone has gifted me with!) Some of these will be library books or other books I don’t yet own but want to read, and others will be books that I currently own and haven’t had a chance to read, or been in the mood to read. My moods change though, so there is a good possibility these will remain on the shelf in favor of another book that catches my eye!

January 2016 Reading Map

Leg 1: Must-reads

• The Secrets of Lizzie Borden by Brandy Purdy
• Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng
• My Sweet Vidalia by Deborah Mantella

Leg 2: May-reads

• The Things We Keep by Sally Hepworth
• The Witch of Lime Street by David Jaher

Do you have a similar ‘map’ to help guide your reading? If so, share it below in the comments. Maybe I’ll see something I want to add to my list! Happy reading!

November Reading Map

It’s the beginning of the month and time to plan out my reading. I do this with a ‘Reading Map’. This is like a road map of my reading journey. Each month I do a ‘check-up’ to help me see what I’ve accomplished towards my reading goals and to help me see what needs to be done next.

I like to start out with a look at what I’ve done since the last map. I did get a few books read, but I am way behind on my reviewing. There are two reasons for that. October means baseball playoffs, so I watched a lot of baseball; at least for the first half of October. I really wasn’t too interested in the World Series once the Cubs were safely eliminated. October is also Family History month, and I did spend some time organizing my research. I managed one cemetery visit that I’ve been hoping to do for several years. You can read about that here if you are interested. I also got a nice report off to my aunts — something I’ve been promising to do since March! Here is what I got done, book-wise.

What I’ve read in October

• All The Stars In Heaven by Adriana Trigiani
• The Pilot’s Wife by Anita Shreve
• After You by Jojo Moyes
• The Girl On The Train by Paula Hawkins
• In The Shadow of Blackbirds by Cat Williams

What I’m currently reading.

• Moloka’i by Alan Brennert
• The Crescent Spy by Michael Wallace

What I chose not to read at this time.

• Stan Musial by George Vecsey
• Tigers in Red Weather by Lisa K
• The Devil In The White City by Erik Larson (skimmed but not read)

Now it’s time to take a look at my reading map for November. I am actually working into December, because I have a lot of books I have committed to read for review in the next two months. Wiith the holidays approaching, I may not actually sit down and plan my reading at the end of this month.

November 2015 Reading Map

• I Am Malala by Malala Yousafzai
• Lone Star by Paullina Simons
• Whistling Women by Kelly Romo
• An Old-Fashioned Christmas by Ellen Stimson
• Citizens Creek by Lalita Tademy
• One Step Too Far by Tina Seskis

Do you have a ‘map’ to help guide your reading? If so, share it below in the comments. Maybe I’ll see something I want to add to my list! Happy reading!

October Reading Map

It’s the beginning of the month and time to plan out my reading. I do this with a ‘Reading Map’. This is like a road map of my reading journey. Each month I do a ‘check-up’ to help me see what I’ve accomplished towards my reading goals and to help me see what needs to be done next.

I like to start with a look at what I’ve done since the last map.

What I’ve read in September

• Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy by Karen Abbott
• A Place We Knew Well by Susan McCarthy
• Maud’s Line by Margaret Verble
• A Sister To Honor  by Lucy Ferriss (re-read for book club)
• Packing For Mars by Mary Roach
• Poisoned Apples by Christine Heppermann

What I’m currently reading.

• Sisterland by Curtis Sittenfeld (re-read for book club)

What I chose not to read at this time.

• 1984 by George Orwell (our book club decided not to do this one)
• The Sixth Extinction by Elizabeth Kolbert

A Sister To Honor is a re-read for me. I read it when it was released and recommended it to my book club. We will be discussing it mid-month, so I am doing a quick skim to refresh my memory since I am leading the discussion. I started Packing For Mars for for Doing Dewey’s online nonfiction bookclub, and am still working on it.

Now it’s time to take a look at my reading map for August.

October 2015 Reading Map

• All The Stars In Heaven by Adriana Trigiani
• The Pilot’s Wife by Anita Shreve
• Stan Musial by George Vecsey
• Tigers in Red Weather by Lisa K
• After You by Jojo Moyes
• The Devil In The White City by Erik Larson

That seems like a lot of books but two are re-reads for book clubs. The Devil In The White City is for Doing Dewey’s online Nonfiction Book Club and since I’ve already read it twice, I will probably just skim it close enough to discuss it. Sisterland  is this month’s selection for my local book club. I read it when it came out, so I am in the process of  re-reading it. I only have one book that I need to read for a book tour review, All The Stars In Heaven. After You is the follow-up to Me Before You and I just got a notification that it is in and waiting for me. I need to check it out and read it or I will go to the bottom of a long, long list of holds! So everything else is ‘free-range’. I think I’ve had The Pilot’s Wife on my shelf for over ten years — before I started blogging! I’ve had the Stan Musial biography for a couple of years, too. I borrowed it in early 2013, right around the time Stan passed on, and I couldn’t seem to concentrate on it at the time. Now enough time has passed, and with the recent passing of Yogi Berra, the time seems right to pick it up again. I picked Tigers in Red Weather off the sale shelf at the library a couple of years ago, but was over-committed myself to reviews at the time, but I really want to read it. So that is a tentative map for me, but I may turn off the road to enjoy other sites on the way.

Do you have a ‘map’ to help guide your reading? If so, share it below in the comments. Maybe I’ll see something I want to add to my list! Happy reading!